Masterworks of Time: Splendours for the East 「時間傑作：西器東傳」

Masterworks of Time: Splendours for the East 「時間傑作：西器東傳」

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 580. A GOLD, ENAMEL, DIAMOND AND PEARL-SET TRIPLE CALENDAR MINUTE REPEATING HALF-HUNTING CASED KEYLESS LEVER CHRONOGRAPH WATCH WITH MOON-PHASES MADE FOR THE INDIAN MARKET CIRCA 1890, 'Extra' NO. 441286 [ 黃金飾琺瑯鑲鑽石及珍珠全日曆三問計時懷錶備月相顯示，為印度市場製造，年份約1890，錶盤印有「Extra」，編號441286].

West End Watch Co.

A GOLD, ENAMEL, DIAMOND AND PEARL-SET TRIPLE CALENDAR MINUTE REPEATING HALF-HUNTING CASED KEYLESS LEVER CHRONOGRAPH WATCH WITH MOON-PHASES MADE FOR THE INDIAN MARKET CIRCA 1890, 'Extra' NO. 441286 [ 黃金飾琺瑯鑲鑽石及珍珠全日曆三問計時懷錶備月相顯示，為印度市場製造，年份約1890，錶盤印有「Extra」，編號441286]

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November 12, 04:21 PM GMT

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15,000 - 25,000 CHF

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West End Watch Co.


A GOLD, ENAMEL, DIAMOND AND PEARL-SET TRIPLE CALENDAR MINUTE REPEATING HALF-HUNTING CASED KEYLESS LEVER CHRONOGRAPH WATCH WITH MOON-PHASES MADE FOR THE INDIAN MARKET

CIRCA 1890, 'Extra' NO. 441286

[ 黃金飾琺瑯鑲鑽石及珍珠全日曆三問計時懷錶備月相顯示，為印度市場製造，年份約1890，錶盤印有「Extra」，編號441286]


• Movement: unsigned frosted gilded, lever escapement, bi-metallic compensation balance, two polished steel hammers repeating on coiled gongs

• Dial: white enamel, Arabic numerals, pearled outer gilt minute ring, track for minutes/chronograph seconds, apertures for day and month, subsidiary dials for date and seconds combined with aperture for moon phases, blued steel hands, gold chronograph seconds, signed West End Watch Co. and marked 'Extra' in red

• Case: 18ct gold, both covers heavily decorated, glazed aperture to front surrounded by translucent blue guilloché enamel and white enamel Roman numerals, bordered by split pearls, bezel of blue guilloché enamel trefoils heightened with enamel painted flowers, interspersed by green guilloché enamel panels heightened with diamond-set floral sprays, the case back similarly decorated and with central blue guilloché enamel reserve and diamond-set floral spray, blue enamel band heighted by gold flowers with white banding, repeating slide and chronograph pusher to the band, adjusters for hand-set, day, date, month and moon phases beneath bezel, cover numbered G 441286 64 and stamped 'W' within a star for West End Watch Co., Swiss hallmarks to cuvette


diameter 53mm


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Antiquorum Geneva, 15 May 2005, lot 102
The West End Watch Co. specialised in watches for the Indian market. Their finest pieces were executed in gold cases decorated with enamels and precious stones. For watches of similar design, made for the Indian market, see: E. Jaquet & A. Chapuis, Technique and History of the Swiss Watch, 1970 Edition, pl. 134.